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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Cheating Miners....Obama's corruption?

Obama administration officials may have pressured government contractors to change job loss estimates associated with coal regulations, audio recordings reveal. The tapes show that unnamed officials with the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement asked government contractors to change their calculations of job losses associated with the Stream Protection Rule.

A preliminary draft of an environmental impact statement estimated that up to 7,000 coalminers could lose their jobs under the administration’s “preferred” regulation. After a leaked copy of the report went public, officials asked the contractors to compare job estimates to a model in which another regulation was enforced, rather than the real world numbers. ...

Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, blasted the administration’s refusal to cooperate with the investigation.

“The tapes validated many of our concerns that the administration went into this with an intent of devastating the coal industry, fully knowing that the provisions in the proposed rule would put 7,000 jobs at risk,” he said. “And they wanted to get away with it by playing pretend.”

Well, Rep. Johnson, good luck with that. I just Googled your quote, which any honest media venue would use if it covered this information...but, no luck with any of the big ones. Only Conservative blogs carry this story. Ya, Mr. Johnson...good luck. This administration can 'play pretend'for years and nobody'll know.

I've often wondered at how much the Obama people can cook any books to make figures turn to their advantage, or to hurt industries they want hurt, anything to make things look like they're going their way. I've noticed that the CBO has had a certain set of numbers that reflected badly on Obama and, the next day, they've changed to his advantage....I wonder if the Obama WH gets to them. I also wonder if this story will even be followed up on one way or the other. Or will Rep Johnson somehow be shut up. I'd have thought it deserved some attention.
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22 comments:

Why is obama sweating about this sort of news, after all they've been telling us that coal is terrible, the planet is heating, cooling etc. and green jobs are the future and the best thing since wind power.

So shutting down dirty, bastard coal mines and moving all the miners to wonderful green jobs run by fairies on unicorns should be good news and a boost for the greatest president in the history of the universe.

of course te White House got to them. They get ot everyone,from Hollywood,to Cory Booker,to MSNBC.It's just more of Obamas "Let me be clear" rhetoric Ever notice how he stumbles on his words and say "uh" without his tele-prompter? He has to make sure he doesn't show his true colors.

It's not just the coal mining jobs lost, it's the electricity rates that will skyrocket and rolling blackouts we will all experience. The assault on domestic energy production will ruin the typical American lifestyle. For what purpose? To redistribute America's wealth outside of this nation. Obama's agenda is treasonous.

But to TELL THE AUTHORITIES TO USE WRONG INFORMATION AGAINST AMERICANS?REALLY?

He really does want to destroy the coal industry and we need it. And we need profit for that industry so it can study better safety and hire more and do the work as cleanly as possible. Is the gov't going to pay for that research? :-)

Lisa...remember when Gloria Allred was on video whining about all the voter fraud against Hillary by the Obama people at the Houston precincts? And the Chicago Hillary supporters who also were in TX and saw it? They sure quieted down quickly, didn't they.

We've heard how the union bigwigs have made many trips to the WH, remember ACORN people were there almost immediately after the inauguration? SEIU people have been by frequently....it's all muscling. All the lobbyists Obama promised he'd never listen to. boy

Yes, if Obama can do this, he can do anything re the election, etc. And there's a LOT of money behind him, too. Many of you might remember the questionable voting antics I saw at my precinct and reported on 3 years ago. That'll be repeated..COUNT ON IT.

Well...let's hope someone, somewhere, blows the cover, tells the truth; I've been hoping for that for 3 1/2 years and I think it's getting close.Even some Democrats aren't real pleased with Obama these days. And not just the jerks who don't think he's left ENOUGH (there are millions like that, as you know)

The America-loving Dems sound like they're getting leery...Even Booker almost made it safely into the land of criticism, only to walk back in shame. Juan WIlliams thought he'd done the wrong thing by walking it back. That surprised me. If Lib Juan feels that way, MANY Dems felt that way.And not for no reason.

Z, Another example of unions and their selective outrage. Where is the coal miner's union and all other unions in the "solidarity" we hear so much about? Union, including mine, are in the Dems pocket and don't in any way, shape or form represent workers. Unions aren't of any use anymore.

"To liberals he is simply delivering on his campaign promise to destroy the coal industry."

Yet...the simple inbred loons of West Virginia have trouble deciding who to vote for? Incredible that OVomit would get one stinking vote in WVA! Or Ohio. Imagine it....OVomit shoots their industry down...puts them on an unemployment line...and yet 42% might still vote for him?

Z,Give me a day or so to think. We're in our last weeks of school with reviews and exams. Then I go to Louisville to grade Advanced Placement U.S. history essays writtten by students who took the test. Again, I'm honored by the invitation.

"Freedom is never more than one generation away fromextinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must befought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day wewill spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children whatit was once like in the United States where men werefree." -- Ronald Reagan

remember

Andrew Breitbart...American Hero

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President Obama has done such a horrible job with the economy and foreign policy that now Kenyans are accusing him of being born in the United States :-)

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